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Ghana's public finance record

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Years
1998–2026
Documents
47
Fiscal lines
3,437
Policy records
911
Complete source tables for the selected fiscal column2026 · Original annual budgetOfficial source

Budget dashboard · 2026

Resetting for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation

The original budget targeted overall real GDP growth of at least 4.8%, end-period inflation at 8.0%, and a primary surplus of 1.5% of GDP. Reconciled revenue, expenditure and financing tables are also available for this year.

Source-located fiscal tables

Original annual targets

Fiscal and macro signals

Overall real GDP growth target
4.8%
+0.8 % from 2025
Non-oil real GDP growth target
4.9%
+0.1 % from 2025
End-period inflation target
8%
-3.9 % from 2025
Primary balance target
1.5% of GDP
+0 % of GDP from 2025

Headline figures

Inside the selected edition

Revenue and grants

268,090.9 GH¢mEquivalent to about GH¢268.1 billion.PDF p. 174

Total expenditure

302,455.7 GH¢mCommitment expenditure estimate.PDF p. 174

Commitment overall balance

-34,364.8 GH¢mDeficit equal to 2.2% of GDP.PDF p. 175

Commitment primary balance

23,346.5 GH¢mSurplus equal to 1.5% of GDP.PDF p. 175
Every published record keeps its source.

Original budgets, revisions and outturns are kept separate; units, bases, page references and document editions are not silently merged.

Reviewed 4 September 2026

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Questions about Ghana Budget

What does Ghana Budget contain?

Ghana Budget contains authenticated annual budgets for 1998 to 2026, available mid-year reviews, supplementary budgets and appendices, original macroeconomic targets, source-column fiscal tables and page-level source links.

Are budget policy announcements current Ghanaian law?

Not necessarily. A budget may report, propose or request a measure. Enactment and commencement require separate verification from legislation and official implementation sources.

Are all historical budget figures directly comparable?

No. Currency units, GDP bases, accounting definitions and the treatment of revisions change across years. Ghana Budget preserves source units and labels and does not silently combine incompatible figures.